a b "Billy Apple, 'giant of New Zealand art', has died". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2021 . Retrieved 6 September 2021. Bates conceived a new artistic persona and on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1962, he bleached his hair and eyebrows with Lady Clairol Instant Cremé Whip and became Billy Apple. [9] He announced his self-branding name change publicly in 1963 in his first solo show – Apple Sees Red: Live Stills – at Victor Musgrave's Gallery One, London. He moved to New York City in 1964. [10] [2] There is also work by New Zealand pop artist Billy Apple, Chinese art including a Cultural Revolution poster courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, and a new commission by Anglo-French artist Anne Rook who has created a body of work which looks at the iconography associated with varieties of apples.

As can be typical of his art, Billy’s cider incorporated the proportions of the Golden Ratio, which is determined by Phi (Φ=1.618…). Billy describes the ratio, also known as the divine proportion, as “…harmonious, the intelligent rectangle”. Artist Billy Apple, pioneer in pop art, dies at 85". Radio New Zealand. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021 . Retrieved 6 September 2021. I know I’m never going to be world champion because of my age, although you never know… But I just want to have a good go. My aim is to be on TV for one more time.The Merthyr man went through a horrible spell with gout and arthritis, which left him unable to walk at times. In 2008, Apple was the subject of a feature-length documentary called Being Billy Apple. Produced by Spacific Films and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Leanne Pooley, the documentary tells the story of Billy Apple's life from his POP period through his involvement with the conceptual art movement in New York City during the 1970s to his current "horticultural/art" Apple endeavours. [25] Billy Apple was a pioneer pop and conceptual artist who, though born in New Zealand in 1935 as Barrie Bates, reinvented himself in 1962 as 'Billy Apple' after studying graphic design at the Royal College of Art in London. The change in name View Bio, Works & Exhibitions

Towards the Centre: The Given as an Art-Political Statement Billy Apple, Artist; Wystan Curnow, Author" . Retrieved 13 April 2023. I played him in the final one day in Aberdare somewhere, he wanted 160, he hit the first one in treble 20, turned around and laughed, hit the second, turned around and laughed and then hit double top. I thought, you…no I won’t swear. a b c Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (2005). Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Te Papa Press. p.69. ISBN 1-877385-12-3. Hass, Nancy (22 June 2018). "Are Fabricators the Most Important People in the Art World?". New York Times.

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Then I got it in my fingers, but the pain at the start, , I thought my foot was broken. I had it in both ankles, I couldn’t move. Russeth, Andrew (9 April 2013). " 'Howard Wise: Exploring the New' at Moeller Fine Art". GalleristNY . Retrieved 12 June 2013. Apple was one of the artists who pioneered the use of neon in art works. This is seen in the 1965 exhibitions Apples to Xerox and Neon Rainbows, both at The Bianchini Gallery. Then in 1967, the exhibition Unidentified Fluorescent Objects (UFOs), which showed a collection of neon light sculptures, was held at the Howard Wise Gallery, a fore-runner to the organisation Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI). One of Apple's UFO's was included in a 2013 exhibition that reconsidered the influence of Howard Wise Gallery. Exploring how cultures across the globe have taken the apple and made it their own. This exhibition brings important international artworks to the Museum of Cider in Hereford.

applesandpeople #appleart #applestories #exhibition #museumofcider #cider #apples ... See More See Less It's great and I'm delighted," said Bates. "It's been a long time since my last win but I'm feeling good and playing well. Starting with his studies at the Royal College of Art, Billy Apple explored and tested the space between the conception and implementation of an art object or project. [37] For example, when he came to write his thesis presentation, he asked Ann Quin, a close friend of his, to write it for him. [38] He also drew from his early experience in advertising to adapt some of the industry’s collaborative production techniques and began to outsource the making of his own work to highly skilled professionals. [39] Terry Maitland [ edit ] Oppenheimer, Robin (March/April 2007). "Video Installation: Characteristics of an Expanding Medium". After Image 34 (5): 14–18.I don’t think he realised how good he was. He was very good at rugby, it was at a good level with Cross Keys and Neath and that’s when I really got to know him. He made a great impression on the circuit in 2006, winning the John Smiths Singles in February and May's Le Skratch Sarantos Retsinas Memorial event in Montreal. He also reached two Regional Finals of the UK Open in March (losing to Chris Mason and to van Barneveld in November. He reached two PDPA Players Championship finals in 2006 losing to Colin Lloyd in the Isle of Wight in June, but beat Phil Taylor to take his biggest title to date in the Netherlands event in November. Tony Eccles reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 12 months before losing to Wade, while Vincent van der Voort - a Players Championship winner two weeks ago - also reached the last eight.

In-form Mark Walsh was defeated 6-2 in the quarter-finals and Essex's Steve Maish fell in the semis, before he came from behind to win the final.

His success at events away from the television cameras during 2006 helped him to win the award of "Best Floor Player" at the first PDC Awards Dinner. It refers to the non-televised events which feature many boards alongside each other on a smaller arena floor. Reversing the original 1964 idea of taking the supermarket into the art gallery, Billy Apple produced an artwork with the purpose of selling it in supermarkets. His Granny Smith green and Fuji red Billy Apple® branded cider sold across New Zealand for a total of five years in every supermarket belonging to NZ’s main chain, New World and by many boutique retailers. This conceptual art project explores the processes and difficulties of breeding the perfect apple, a new cultivar developed with Plant & Food Research in New Zealand. Although the Billy Apple® cultivar did not make it past the final hurdle and go into commercial production, it did lead to the artist becoming a registered trademark and making a series of artworks about the project. His assumed name, Apple said, was “like Colonel Sanders … I didn’t need to look outside myself for subject matter, the art was about building the brand.” Ground-breaking' New Zealand artist Billy Apple dies aged 85". The Guardian. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021 . Retrieved 6 September 2021.